עָמַד

a.mad · to stand: stand

Hebrew · Strong's H5975 · Verb · Sounds like: aw-mad' · 521 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to stand: stand H5975G 452
  • to stand: appoint H5975H · a Meaning of 40
  • to stand: rise H5975I · a Meaning of 24
  • to stand: put H5975J · a Meaning of 5

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עָמַד 620 take one's stand, stand
Qal 435
1.
a. take one's stand, and (esp. pt.) stand, be in a standing attitude
b. stand forth
c. take a stand against, in opposition to
d. present oneself before
e. attend upon, be(come) servant of
f. stand afar
g. stand (silent)
h. stand (appealingly)
i. stand, subj. רֶגֶל
j. stand, of water
2.
a. stand still, stop, cease moving
b. = be inactive
c. = be attentive
d. stop, cease doing a thing
3.
a. tarry, delay
b. remain
c. continue, abide
d. endure
e. be steadfast
f. persist
4. make a stand, hold one's ground
5. stand upright
6.
a. arise, appear, come on the scene
b. stand forth, appear = come into being
c. rise up as foe
7. rare usages
Hiph. 83
1. station, set
2. cause to stand firm
3. cause to stand up, set up, erect
4. present one before king
5. appoint
6. other meanings
Hoph. be presented

Every occurrence

  1. Jonah 1:15 וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד vai.ya.'a.Mod · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

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